I am so glad this plane is being saved!!!
The first plane ride I had was in a DC3. It was probably a converted C47 as this was about 1955 and surplus 47’s were the mainstay of new airlines that flew between small town to small town.
We had West Coast Airlines. My dad would often take me to the local airport to watch them come and go I’ll always remember and be in love with the sound of those radials and the feel of how the plane feels under seat as they taxi on big balloon tires.
My first plane ride was in a DC-3...from Daytona Beach to Jacksonville. I was about 7 years old. I still remember the hard time I had to walk up the aisle to my seat.